Webster's Dictionary 1913

3997

Excandescence

Ex′can‐des″cence (?), n. [L. excandescentia.] 1. A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence.2. Violent anger; a growing angry. Blount.

3998

Excandescent

Ex′can‐des″cent (?), a. [L. excandescens, p. pr. of excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) + candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See Candid.] White o...

3999

Excantation

Ex′can‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. excantare to charm out. See Ex�, and Chant.] Disenchantment by a countercharm. Gayton.

4000

Excarnate

Ex‐car″nate (?), v. t. [LL. excarnatus, p. p. of excarnare; L. ex out + caro, carnis, flesh.] To deprive or clear of flesh. Grew.

4001

Excarnation

Ex′car‐na″tion (?), n. The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification; — opposed to incarnation.

4002

Excarnificate

Ex‐car″ni‐fi‐cate (?), v. t. [L. ex out + LL. carnificatus, p. p. carnificare to carnify; cf. L. excarnificare to tear to pieces, torment. See Carnify.] To clear of flesh; to ex...

4003

Excarnification

Ex‐car′ni‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of excarnificating or of depriving of flesh; excarnation. Johnson.

4004

Excavate

Ex″ca‐vate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Excavated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Excavating(?).] [L. excavatus, p. p. of excavare to excavate; ex out + cavare to make hollow, cavus hollow. See C...

4005

Excavation

Ex′ca‐va″tion (?), n. [L. excavatio: cf. F. excavation.] 1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.2. A cavity f...

4006

Excavator

Ex″ca‐va′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.

4007

Excave

Ex‐cave″ (?), v. t. [L. excavare.] To excavate. Cockeram.

4008

Excecate

Ex‐ce″cate (?), v. t. [L. excaecatus, p. p. of excaecare to blind; ex (intens.) + caecare to blind, caecus blind.] To blind. Cockeram.

4009

Excecation

Ex′ce‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of making blind. Bp. Richardson.

4010

Excedent

Ex‐ced″ent (?), n. [L. excedens, -entis, p. pr. of excedere. See Exceed, v. t.] Excess.

4011

Exceed

Ex‐ceed″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n.Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. excéder. See Cede.] To...

4012

Exceed (2)

Ex‐ceed″, v. i. 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. “In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed.” Jer. Taylor.Forty stripes he may give him, and no...

4013

Exceedable

Ex‐ceed″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of exceeding or surpassing. Sherwood.

4014

Exceeder

Ex‐ceed″er (?), n. One who exceeds. Bp. Montagu.

4015

Exceeding

Ex‐ceed″ing, a. More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless. “The exceeding riches of his grace.” Eph. ii. 7. — Ex‐ceed″ing‐ness, n.Sir P. Sidney.

4016

Exceeding (2)

Ex‐ceed″ing, adv. In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. “The voice exceeding loud.” Keble.His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix. 3.The Genoese w...

4017

Exceedingly

Ex‐ceed″ing‐ly (?), adv. To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very.

4018

Excel

Ex‐cel″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Excelled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Excelling.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate, Col...

4019

Excel (2)

Ex‐cel″, v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.Unstable as w...

4020

Excellence

Ex″cel‐lence (?), n. [F. excellence, L. excellentia.] 1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in v...

4021

Excellency

Ex″cel‐len‐cy (?), n.; pl.Excellencies (�). 1. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority.His excellency is over Israel. Ps. lxviii. 34.Extinguish in men the sense of their...

4022

Excellent

Ex″cel‐lent (?), a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel.] 1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great ...

4023

Excellent (2)

Ex″cel‐lent, adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. “This comes off well and excellent.” Shak.